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以为

yǐwéi

Traditional: 以為

to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

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Meaning of 以为 in English

yǐwéiHSK 3verbSyllabus #930
  1. to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

Example sentences

  1. 我以为汤姆要来这里呢。
    wǒ yǐ wéi tāng mǔ yào lái zhè lǐ ne。
    I thought Tom was going to be here.
    Tatoeba #11243408 by klzlueylx · #4135197 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我以为你要7点半起床。
    wǒ yǐ wéi nǐ yào 7 diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng。
    I thought you had to get up by 7:30.
    Tatoeba #363969 by fucongcong · #72339 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我以为汤姆要来这里呢。
    wǒ yǐ wéi tāng mǔ yào lái zhè lǐ ne。
    I thought that Tom was going to be here.
    Tatoeba #11243408 by klzlueylx · #6124784 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

以 on its own →
yǐ · by means of

HSK words with 以

可以HSK 1所以HSK 2以后HSK 3以前HSK 3以上HSK 3以外HSK 3以下HSK 3以内HSK 4以HSK 5难以HSK 5
为 on its own →
wèi · because of

HSK words with 为

因为HSK 2为什么HSK 2为HSK 3认为HSK 3为了HSK 3成为HSK 4分为HSK 4作为HSK 4称为HSK 5视为HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences